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A man who was convicted on several counts of serious offences including rape is entitled to receive €10,000 compensation after the statutory provision which allowed his state pension to be withheld was declared unconstitutional. The Supreme Court said that he was not automatically entitled to d

LK Shields has welcomed Joanne Griffin, Eamon Jones and Patrick Ryan as partners following a merger with Dublin firm Kilroys Solicitors.

Three solicitors have been appointed as Dublin City Sheriff, Revenue Sheriff for Sligo and Roscommon, and Revenue Sheriff for Kildare and Carlow. Joseph Burke will take on the role of Dublin City Sheriff from 16 December, succeeding James Barry. He has served as count supervisor for local and Europe

Forensic evidence legislation allowing for cross-border exchange and comparison of DNA profiles and fingerprints has been brought into effect from today. Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan announced that he has signed the commencement order for the international cooperation provisions in the Criminal

The number of English and Welsh solicitors applying to join the Irish roll of solicitors has "surged again" in 2018, according to new figures from the Law Society of Ireland. A total of 601 solicitors from England and Wales joined the Irish roll in 2018, and 156 more applications are currently being

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has denied that the Irish justice system is slow because of a lack of judges, The Irish Times reports. Responding to a call from Mr Justice Kevin Cross for more appointments to the bench, Mr Varadkar said other measures also had to be taken.

Data protection legislation "does not stand in the way" of the roll-out of community-based CCTV schemes, the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has said. The watchdog has published new guidance on the issue following news reports that some schemes were encountering data protection difficulties.

A tribunal is to address the question of whether veganism qualifies as a "philosophical belief" in a landmark legal case. Jordi Casamitjana claims he was sacked by the League Against Cruel Sports after revealing it invested pension funds in animal testing firms.

The UK will find itself in a "constitutional crisis" if the Prime Minister fails to publish the legal advice she has been given on her Brexit deal, according to Labour. Theresa May says that the advice is confidential, though some MPs believe that ministers simply want to avoid admitting the deal bi

French MPs have approved legislation which will make it illegal for parents to smack their children, but without providing for any criminal sanction against them. The draft bill would modify the French civil code to assert the right of children to "an education without violence".

Navigating the streets of Dublin in a wooden bowl fortified with iron, "Billy in the bowl", as he was so nicknamed, was born without legs and said to have been blessed with a handsome face. Using this to his advantage, Billy was "one of those curious beggars who frequented fairs and public places, w

Three US police officers are facing criminal charges for allegedly beating up a protester who turned out to be an undercover cop. Dustin Boone, 35, Randy Hayes, 31, and Christopher Myers, 27, are accused of beating a 22-year-old black police officer so badly that he couldn't eat and lost around nine

An application by two retired police officers challenging the Police Ombudsman’s report into the Loughinisland massacre has been dismissed in the High Court. Emphasising the independence of the office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and its obligation to investigate, Mrs Justice S

Misuse of social media poses a new threat to the criminal justice system because of the influence of unchallenged commentary on already vulnerable juries, a leading barrister has warned.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Suzanne Rice as its new president for 2018/19. Ms Rice was junior vice president in 2017/18 under outgoing president Eileen Ewing, who will remain on the presidential team as senior vice president.